Difference between revisions of "countryman"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
# Person wey be man wey come from [[country]]. | # Person wey be man wey come from [[country]]. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|''' | + | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Countryman''' must wak.|(Egbokhare_2020, A citizen must eat.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Government congratulate every '''countryman''' wey win for di game wey dem do for France. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Government congratulate every '''countryman''' wey win for di game wey dem do for France.|(NSC_2021, The government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)}} |
# Person wey come from country. | # Person wey come from country. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say '''countryman''' and [[countrywoman]], everybody must dey pay tax o.|(Egbokhare_2020, Everyone should pay attention. It has been said that male and female citizens must pay tax.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 10 June 2022
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English country and man
Pronunciation
- kɔ̀ntrìmân
Noun
- Person wey be man wey come from country.
- Countryman must wak. — (Egbokhare_2020, A citizen must eat.)
- Government congratulate every countryman wey win for di game wey dem do for France. — (NSC_2021, The government congratulated the citizens who won medals at the competition that held in France.)
- Person wey come from country.
- Make una come hear wetin dem talk o, dem say countryman and countrywoman, everybody must dey pay tax o. — (Egbokhare_2020, Everyone should pay attention. It has been said that male and female citizens must pay tax.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: A male citizen of a country, citizen